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In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British enterpreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labor, a program that reduced the population of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Nazi holocaust. In this. In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British enterpreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labor, a program that reduced the population of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Nazi holocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchal exposes the nature of forced labor under Lord Leverhulme's rule and the appalling conditions imposed upon the inhabitants of Congo. With an extensive introduction by Adam Hochschild, "Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts" is an important and urgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation. Books, History and Transport~~History~~Regional & National History, Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts~~Book~~9781844672394~~Jules Marchal, Adam Hochschild, , , , , , , , , ,, [PU: Verso]

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Colonial Exploitation in the Congo In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led Britishenterpreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by themurderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdomreliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labor, a program that reduced thepopulation of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Naziholocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchalexposes the nature of forced labor under Lord Leverhulme's rule and theappalling conditions imposed upon the inhabitants of Congo. With an extensiveintroduction by Adam Hochschild, Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts is an important andurgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation. Bücher / Fremdsprachige Bücher / Englische Bücher 978-1-84467-239-4, Verso Books

In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led Britishenterpreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by themurderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdomreliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labor, a program that reduced thepopulation of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Naziholocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchalexposes the nature of forced labor under Lord Leverhulme´s rule and theappalling conditions imposed upon the inhabitants of Congo. With an extensiveintroduction by Adam Hochschild, Lord Leverhulme´s Ghosts is an important andurgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation. Colonial Exploitation in the Congo Buch (fremdspr.) Bücher>Fremdsprachige Bücher>Englische Bücher, Verso Books

In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British enterpreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdom reliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labor, a program that reduced the population of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Nazi Holocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchal exposes the nature of forced labor under Lord Leverhulme & rsquo;s rule and the appalling conditions imposed upon the people of Congo. With an extensive introduction by Adam Hochschild, Lord Leverhulme & rsquo;s Ghosts is an important and urgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation. africa,central africa,england,europe,history,world History, Verso

Marchal, Jules

Titel:

Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts: Colonial Exploitation in the Congo

ISBN-Nummer:

1844672395

In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led Britishenterpreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by themurderous regime of King Leopold II, Leverhulme set up a private kingdomreliant on the horrific Belgian system of forced labor, a program that reduced thepopulation of Congo by half and accounted for more deaths than the Naziholocaust. In this definitive, meticulously researched history, Jules Marchalexposes the nature of forced labor under Lord Leverhulme's rule and theappalling conditions imposed upon the inhabitants of Congo. With an extensiveintroduction by Adam Hochschild, Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts is an important andurgently needed account of a laboratory of colonial exploitation.